Approximate estimation of the shape parameter in a gamma distribution

We obtain approximate estimates of the shape parameter of a standard gamma distribution based on a normal distribution whose mean and variance are equal.

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Published in	Journal of statistics & management systems Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 417 - 423
Main Authors	Ali, M. Masoom, Woo, Jungsoo
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2004
Subjects	MLE MMME MSE
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Summary:	We obtain approximate estimates of the shape parameter of a standard gamma distribution based on a normal distribution whose mean and variance are equal.
ISSN:	0972-0510 2169-0014
DOI:	10.1080/09720510.2004.10701129